olevin84's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Body horror, and Abandonment
Moderate: Car accident, Gore, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
graypeape's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This volume wasn't as good as the first, in my opinion. The stories all involve children, bad things happen to them, and the whole thing kinda left a bad taste in my brain. I don't know what is up with this Orochi chick, she seems to just go around watching (and sometimes helping) people screw up their lives with her really vague powers that seem to involve pointing at things. The last story, Key, is a boy-who-cried-wolf trope, and has a particularly unsatisfying ending. The art is good though.
I would recommend this is you're a fan of Kazuo Umezz, but not so much if you're a casual reader.
I would recommend this is you're a fan of Kazuo Umezz, but not so much if you're a casual reader.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
sucreslibrary's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
orochi is a demon of chaos (not really. I have no idea what she is meant to be other than a pretty woman with a very vague set of magical powers) that is hilarious to read about precisely because she never seems to know what she's doing or why. the second tale in this volume went to some insane places while orochi stumbles along, barely a central character in her own manga. I always get a lot of laughs from these and love how camp the stories end up being (a good rule of camp being that sometimes it's better when it's unintentional) and highly recommend to anyone that knows how to enjoy trashy, ridiculous b movies. the only reason this isn't 5 stars is because the third story had barely any orochi in it and I need a little more of her to make things interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
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